452, Lot: 707. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus. 96 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.97 g, 11h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars right; mallet above, mark of value below chin / Warrior standing left, right foot on cuirass, holding spear and leaning on tabella divided into two compartments, in one CM/(AL) in two lines, in the other a Π, retrograde and sideways; trophy in left field. Crawford 335/3f; Sydenham 615b; Poblicia 8; Type as RBW 1205. Iridescent toning, some light scratches on the reverse. VF. Rare.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Artemide Aste XLIX (28 April 2018), lot 95.

This variety with the voting tablet inscribed C. MAL is quite a lot scarcer than that with a prow. [Andrew McCabe]